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...careful to obey the state law-one farm hand walked in front of the herd and one behind-but the villagers complained that the cows obstructed traffic, trampled flower beds, and left a trail of manure that was not only tracked into houses but sometimes caused children to slip and fall perilously close to passing cars. On their way between barn and pasture, the cows even poked their heads into the village store and let go with a loud moo. The citizens of Antietam Furnace took their case to the circuit court in nearby Hagerstown, won a ruling closing...
...five that afternoon. Dick Smith, who had 13 hits to show for the whole season, got five in six trips to the plate. The Cubs, naturally, were in a state of complete shock. The catcher and first baseman collided chasing a foul ball. The rightfielder let a routine fly slip through his hands. One Met run scored on a passed ball, and another crossed the plate on a balk. Final score: Mets 19, Chicago...
Tough Ideas. Ferré has such melodic facility that his songs can drift from one mode to another without the slightest misstep: a melody will slip into passages that suggest fado or flamenco or Orthodox church music, then emerge again for a major-key resolution. Ferré has written some lovely love songs, but most of his ideas are tough, and he does not mince words-as in Monsieur Tout-Blanc, his pre-Deputy attack on the Pope...
Richard T. Gill, lecturer in Economics, also supported the Fleming proposal, because the present system "tends to cheapen the CLGS degree." He urged that a deadline for dropping the thesis be reinstituted so that a candidate for honors in field is not able to slip dishonorably into CLGS...
...slip-ups are small, but bothersome. Altogether too many lines are stumbled over: last night the lighting flickered and went out at one point, and actors tripped twice on the intricate set. But these are small errors, and the conception of this play is so good it suffers little from little mistakes. The only serious mistake last night was that Sanders Theatre was rather empty. It should not be tonight and tomorrow night...